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i have a steady leak from my car when its running..and when i turn the fan on in the car...the smell of coolant will gas you out!! and another thing....the coolant is brown!! but my mechanic said that that was ok..???(kinda odd) i was told that it could be the water pump leaking and that the heater core may be gone too!!!!

i need some help..!

coolant is brown? did you check oil does it look milky, possibly head gasket went

nope..the head gasket was replaced..even if so, it would be burning blue smoke like a motherbitch..but its not..i its the same coolant from when it went last..if i get it drained and new coolant put in, it probably wont be brown..but there is a post on here about a coolant leak that kind of explains my problem..its leaking under the power steering resivior..so it may be the hose, clamps, and or the gasket that connects to the block..

chec water pump

i think iam gonna get that checked..and when i turn my car off, it will make a bubbling noise or sucking noise..and the coolant from the resivior has gone down..so iam guessing that its sucking it from that..

iam thinking that it may be this problem..(hopefully) cause i can smell the coolant and if its leaking there, then the heat from the block is probably making it smell and come into the car through the fan...


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your problem is water pump needs replacement then

Well i'll get it looked at this week and post what comes up..but thats probably what it is, just because the leak is from the same area..i'll have a better idia when its day light, thanks for all the help!!

wouldnt drive my car like that when mine started leaking I just parked it till it got repaired

wouldnt drive my car like that when mine started leaking I just parked it till it got repaired

Ditto.. the aluminum head wouldnt stand up to much overheating.. it could easily crack or warp and that would cost a ton more $$$ to repair.

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